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Candace Calloway Whiting has studied and trained dolphins, seals, and orca whales. She is currently a volunteer at the Center for Whale Research at Friday Harbor.

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There are several petitions circulating on this cause. Press Release Interior Certifies that Iceland’s Commercial Whaling Undermines International Wildlife Conservation Treaty February 6, 2014 Contacts: Claire Cassel 703-358-2357 Claire_Cassel@fws.gov WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior has certified to President Obama under the Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 that Iceland’s international trade in […]
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There are several petitions circulating on this cause. Press Release Interior Certifies that Iceland’s Commercial Whaling Undermines International Wildlife Conservation Treaty February 6, 2014 Contacts: Claire Cassel 703-358-2357 Claire_Cassel@fws.gov WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior has certified to President Obama under the Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 that Iceland’s international […]
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This seems to be the same tired story: old, narrow-minded and backwards beliefs causing people to behave badly. Unfortunately people invest themselves in lifestyles that can only be sustained by destruction – and then argue that they have a right to keep doing it because it is their livelihood. Commercial fishery is a prime example […]
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The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) recently issued a press release which warns that Iceland plans to slaughter endangered whales this summer: The Icelandic newspaper Skessuhorn reported yesterday that it had “reliable evidence” fin whaling will begin again, after being shut down last summer due to the impacts of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Although […]
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Today’s press release from The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) (a UK-based Non Governmental Organization that investigates and campaigns against a wide range of environmental issues) calls for the online community provider Yahoo! to get out of the illegal trade business and develop a social consciousness. These days, with Facebook and Google competing for network dominance, […]
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